The Dark Truth Behind the Recovery of a 500-Year-Old Mummy

Drugged Before Sacrifice

Scientists discovered that all three children had been drugged with a fermented maize drink called chicha. Though they'd all been forced to consume large amounts of alcohol (likely to make them more docile), the oldest girl drank much more. She had the highest concentration of cocoa and chicha ever found in Andean human remains. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.